How powerful is your congressman?

Congress.org now has an online "power ranking" for members of Congress. Overall, Minnesota's delegation has a power ranking of 15.36, well behind Iowa (one of the top at 28.92) and North Dakota (25.27), and slightly behind its other neighbors, Wisconsin (20.60) and South Dakota (16.87).

The highest power ranking in the nation goes to Nevada (29.76) and the lowest to Arkansas (13.00).

Minnesota's two senators both fall into the bottom third of the Upper House power structure, with Sen. Coleman placing 74th (23.81) and Sen. Dayton a dismal 91st (15.75). Among Lower House members, Rep. Sabo rates most powerful (60th at 22.88) and Rep. McCollum the least (429th at 4.00). In the middle are Oberstar (166th at 16.63), Kline (176th at 16.12), Kennedy (181st at 15.87), Ramstad (225th at 14.50), Gutknecht (233rd at 14.00), and Peterson (304th at 10.00).

For the complete rankings, go here.